SI.com columnist says Cowboys would be wise to pass on Barron

SI.com’s Peter King is scratching his head over why the Cowboys would want Rams offensive tackle Alex Barron.

The Cowboys are reportedly in talks with the Rams about a trade that would send LB Bobby Carpenter to St. Louis in exchange for the underachieving, penalty-plagued Barron.

“One of the reasons I’ve never been an Alex Barron fan – only his accountant should be partisan to the former first-round tackle of the Rams who’s about to be dealt to Dallas – is his attention to detail, and his fervor to be great,” King wrote in today’s column. It’s just not there. This illustrates it best: 43 false-start penalties in five seasons. Ridiculous.”